Moran State Park Part 5

The branch snapped and the full force of the Earths gravity took over. The images flashed through my mind. I thought of Isaac Newton and how this was basically his fault. I took note of the amount of rice we had back at camp which was zero. The cellphone would not survive the fall. I reached down and clutched my pocket to hopefully save the keys while my other arm was flailing about in that way humans do when they fall off something, flapping their arms in a silly attempt to be the first homo-sapien to achieve flight. It never works. Anyway, I was going down into the lake. Then something grabbed my arm! I looked up, it was Brad! Who apparently can catch falling humans while displaying the confident demeanor of a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt appearing on Jeopardy.

"No problem" says Brad pulling me back up on the rock while simultaneously using his other arm to nurse a baby deer with a bottle of warm milk. "Whew" I gasped. That was a close one. In a split second things went from Indiana Jones to Hans Gruber.

We took one last look at the lake from atop the rock and decided to press on. There was still trail to discover and a strange looking green structure to check out. We hiked on. At this point we we're more then halfway around the lake with Brad now riding on an enormous buck with 10 point antlers! Another testament to the mysterious power of the beard and the force it displays on both land and sea. 

We reached the green structure and inspected. It was probably a shed. Or maybe that's just what they wanted you to think. Nope. Definitely just a shed. Onward to the next point of interest along the great trail. A spot of grass with a few structures and a boat launch. Could you rent boats here? Perhaps. But at what cost? We needed answers and a bathroom so we continued on. The trail opened up to a large grassy patch along the banks of Cascade Lake. Brad bid farewell to his newfound forest dwelling friends and we made our way across the grass to the boat launch to see about some canoes. 

 

The fleet was impressive. Canoes. Pedal Boats. Paddle Boards. Other boats I can't remember the name of. They were ready for a massive shift to boating as the primary means of transportation. Should we boat? Maybe later we both decided. There's food at camp but not on the boat. We made our way back to camp and immediately set fire to wood. Before long we were roasting and chowing down on more wieners then Takeru Kobayashi (if you look this up make sure Google is set to Images). With the dog supply empty, the night approaching quickly and a nice musty tent to sleep in, we eventually laid down to catch some Z's and prepare for what lies ahead...